By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30, 2008 — The Philadelphia Phillies are the 2008 World Series baseball champions, after beating the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, in a game that had been suspended Monday night because of rain.
The Philadelphia Phillies of the National League have won the best-of-seven World Series against the American League’s Tampa […]

Voice of America
The U.S. State Department says baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr., will visit Nicaragua in mid-November in his role as an American public diplomacy envoy.
A statement issued Wednesday says Ripken will make the five-day trip with Nicaraguan native Dennis Martinez, who played with Ripken for the Baltimore Orioles.
During the trip, Ripken and his group […]

By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28, 2008 — Heavy rain forced the suspension of Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia on Monday night. And with bad weather remaining in the area, Major League Baseball officials decided they will not try to resume play between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays […]

By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28, 2008 — Heavy rain forced the suspension of Game Five of Major League Baseball’s World Series in Philadelphia, Monday night. The host Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays were tied a 2-all in the sixth inning when field conditions were ruled unplayable.
Early in the game there was just […]

By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27, 2008 — The Philadelphia Phillies have taken a three-games-to-one lead in Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven World Series. The host Phillies trounced the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-2, Sunday night, in Game Four.
This was the first lopsided game of this World Series. The Phillies ran up the score by blasting […]

By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26, 2008 — The Philadelphia Phillies have taken a two games to one lead in Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven World Series. The host Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, in a dramatic Game 3 contest that ended well past midnight Saturday.
The Phillies scored on a short infield hit […]

By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 24, 2008 — Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven game World Series is tied at one win each after the host Tampa Bay Rays beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, Thursday night.
For the second straight night, two runs came across the plate in the first inning, only this time it […]

By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 23, 2008 — This year’s World Series features the Tampa Bay Rays - a team making its first ever appearance - and the Philadelphia Phillies, who have not won Major League Baseball’s championship since 1980.
Greg Murphy has lived in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area of Florida for 10 […]

By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 22, 2008 — Major League Baseball’s World Series is set to open in Florida Wednesday, where the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays will host the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies in game one of the best-of-seven series.
The Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to do what no […]

FLUSHING, N.Y. — The New York Mets announced that Game Six of the 1986 World Series has been voted by fans as the top Shea Stadium moment of all-time from the summer-long “Greatest Moments at Shea Presented by Nikon.”
Mike Piazza, Tom Seaver, Darryl Strawberry and Bud Harrelson appeared at Shea on Sept. 26, recognizing the […]